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BADGE. APELIATIQN FILED 001:26, 1907.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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BADGE.

APPLIOATION'I'ILED 00T. 26L 1907.

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ffm/1201 5 A UNITED STATES PATENT oFF-10F.I

FREDERICK R. BIGNoLn oF EWING, NEBRASKA. Banen.

v Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

To-all'. whom it 'may concemV Be 1t known that I,1FREDERICK R. -BIG NoLD, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Ewing,inlthe county of HoltA and State of Nebraska, have invented certain :new and 'usefullmprovements vin Badges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,-

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and usefthe same. .Y

lMy invention relates to new and useful improvements in badges and my object is to 4provide a casing for the badge, whereby the same may be removed from vview.

A further object is to provide means fo windin the badge into the casing.

A sti l further Objectis to provide means for -removably securing the badge to the winding mechanism, whereby the bad e may bechanged, when desired, and a still 'lrther object is to sowconstruct the parts* of the badge as to provide `means for holding a pencil between the casing for the badge and the securing pin.

Other objects and advantages be here-v inafter referred to and ymore "particularly pointedfout in' the claim.

ln'the accompanying drawings which are made a part vof this a plication, -Figure 1 is fir-'perspective view o my improved badge Vc'01:np lete. .Fig. 2 is a transverse, sectional view therethrough on an enlarged scale. Fig.l 3' is a longitudinal, sectional view through'the casing and winding mechanism. Fig.- 4 is a perspective view of the winding mechanism removed from the casing. l Fig. 5-is `a plan view`of the badge, showmg portions thereof broken away. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank employed for forming the winding spool for the badge. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of-a portion of the winding spool. Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view showf ing means for securing 'a pencil between the body of the casing and the securing pin.

Fig. 9 .is a perspective view of theV reverse side of the casing.` Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the keeper for the end of the securing pin. Fig. l1 is a perspective view of the securing pin removed from the casing, showing the position of the same when a l pencil is disposed between the securing pin and the casing, and, Fig. 12 is a perspectlve view 'of the lower end ofl the badcfe. Y

Referring to the drawings in whichsimilar reference numerals designate corresponding vparts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the badgeproper, which is preferably7 constructed of cloth, or like material, and is secured at its upper end to ay spool 2,.the body 3 of said spool being formed from a sheet of metal, 'as shown -in Fig. 6, and curved until the edges thereof meet, thereby forming .the circular body, and-1n order to hold the meeting) edges of the body together, theends-,ofsaid gral tongues 4, which extend through circular disks 5 at the ends of the body, said tongues being extended through slots 6 1n the disks 5 and are then bent inwardly and into [engagement with the outer facebf the disk, thereby securel lockin the disks to the body, said disks orming anges for the Surrounding the ,spool 2, is a casing 7,-

which is preferabl constructed to represent an ear of corn, altlii l constructed in -any preferred shape and 1n orderto lintroduce the spool into the casing, a closure 8 is providedat one end of the casing,M one edge of lwhich is threaded and adapted to cooperate with a threaded flange 9 at the end of the casing, said flange being of sulicient diameter to allow the Spool to be-readily introduced into the casing. The disk at one end of the body 3 is provided with a stem 10, which is secured in any preferred manner to the central ortion of the disk and is adapted toenter a ore 11 in the closure 8, the movement of saidstem through the closure, being limited b means of a collar l2. The' opposite end o lthe spool is supough said casing may be ported by means of a shaftl, which extends through an opening in the central portion of` through the disk and pro-vided with a drum' 15, to which is secured one end of a coiled l spring 16,' the opposite end of said springbeing secured to a linger 17, formed by strikend of the 'body from that occupied by the drum, the end of the spring being secured to said nger in any preferred manner.

The badge 1 is provided with yielding sockets 18, which are adapted to engage yielding buttons 19 on the body 3, thereby removably securing the upper'edge of the badge to the body, while the lower edge of the badge "extends through a channel 20, iii the lower face of the casing'7, and is prevented from being wound entirely into thecasing by directing the eXtreme lower end of the badge around a bar 21 `and securing the same thereon, by means of a clamp 22, the bar and clamp being larger than the channel 20, so' that when the badge is wound onto the spool 2, the inward movement of the badge will be stopped by the clamp and bar'engaging the outer face of the casing 7 The normal position of the spool is such as yto hold the badge in a wound position thereon, so that when the badge is pulled out of the casing yin order toexhibit the same, the tension of the spring 16 will be increased, so that as soon as the badge is released, the

tension of the spring will cause the spool to rotate and re-wind the badge thereon and in order to hold the badge in an exposed position, saidbadgeA is provided with an eye 23,' adjacent its upper end, which is adapted' to engage a pin'24, formed at one edge of the channel 20,.so that when the badge 1s pulled out of the casing, the eye may be moved into engagement with the pin and the badge held in its exposed position, until such time as it 1s desired tol return the same to the casing,

'when the eye isreleased from the pin and the badge re-wound onto the spool by the tension of the spring 17.

The casing 1s secured to `any part ofthe .garment by the usual form of securing pin 25, one end of which isl secured to the casing, while the opposite end thereof is pointed and adapted to-engage a hook 26 on the casing. The hook is secured to' the casing in any preferred manner, preferably by soldering, thel lower end of the hook below its attachment to the `casing being bent or loosely rolled,

so that the point of the pin in engaging the hook will travel in a circuitous path to reach the inner fold of the Ahook and the upper end of the hook is curved downwardly and outwardly, whereby the end "ofthe pin may be readily entered into the rolled portion of the hook .and said hook is 'made of considerable length, so that the end ofthe pin will not become disengaged therefro'n, when the pin is sprung or bowed out- Wardly.

in entering the end of the pin 25 into the hook 2G, said end is introduced inte the path-way 2T, formed bythe' lower end of the end of he pin being given a circular movement until it reaches and is seated in,

the recess 27"* at the center of the rolled portion and it will be readily seen that when the end lof the pin is thus seated, the same cannot become casually disengaged fromA the hook.

The badge may be readily removed from the casing by securing to the clamp 22 any suitable form of emblem or pendant 28, or,`

lng out a portion ofthe disk at the opposite l the hook and thecurvcd upper end thereof, I

for holding the badge, the same may be employed for holding a lead pencil or similar varticle and when so employed, the pencil is introduced between thecasing and the pin 25, .it being understood that said pin is preferably constructed of spring steel so that it will bend sufficiently to allow the pencil to be .introduced between the pin and 'casing and in view of the yroughened surface ofthe casing and by providing the pin 25 with a twisted portion 31 at its longitudinal center, the pencil will be securely ipped and` prevented from slipping out o position.

When thedevice is being used for holding a pencil or similar article, the .ends only of thel pin are introduced 'through the cloth,

thereby leaving the central portion of the' pin uncovered, whereby the twisted portih s thereof will readily engage the pencil as wellv as force the same into engagement with the roughened surface of the casing whereby the pencil will be securely heldin position between the casing and pin.

These badges may be-used for various purposes, such as campaigns, advertising, brooches;y or the like, the badges having pictures or other subjects thereon.

These badges may bey very cheaply 'constructed and readily secured to parts of the garment and by forming the casing of meta-l, glass, amber, or similar material, the I badge will be thoroughly protected when not inuse and it'will also be seen that said badge may be quickl exposed or removed from view, as desire Itwill likewise be seen that when the badge is being worn, it'

may be used articles. What I claim is:

for holdingpencils', or like The combination with a badge gof a body,

means to relnovably secure the badge to the rotate the spoolin one ydirection and'wind 10 ormin a spool, a casing for said spool, a

body, a disk at each end of said body,hav the badge on the spool. ing `siots therein, tongues at the ends ofI said In* testimony whereof have slgned my body, adapted to enter said slots to secure' name to this specltcatlon 1n the presence of. the disks to tle body, 'said 'body and disks two subscri 111g witnesses.

' FREDERICK R. BIGNOLD.

remova 1e closure for one end of said casing, Witnesses:

` meansv to rotatably mount said spool in the l I:`D.v MCCLOW casing and a spring in said spool, adapted to S. W. BRIAN, Jr. 

